Book clubs are good for heads & souls, uniting people who like reading, as much as they like talking and writing. From all walks of life and ages, creative threads of storytelling pulling people
Sunday Reads Book Club by Desmond & Dempsey
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Daniel Levitin & Camilla Cavendish on “80 being the new 30”
We tend to associate old age with deterioration, especially of our mental powers & body’s ability to function as effectively, as it does in our youth. However, if latest developments are anything
Isabel Allende in-conversation with Erica Wagner
When a few months ago I heard on the literary grapevine that the legendary writer Isabel Allende was coming to London’s Southbank Centre to
How To Academy: an evening with Amaryllis Fox
Former CIA clandestine service officer, writer and peace activist Amaryllis Fox was born in New York, the daughter of an English creative mother and American economist father. Following
Spy novel with a twist: “The Most Difficult Thing” by Charlotte Philby
it should have been the surname “Philby” that could have drawn my attention, juggling the memory. But Charlotte Philby’s book cover was what riveted me in the first place,
Q & A with Sophie Anderson, bestselling author and mother of four
I am particularly grateful that just as Sophie’s second book “The Girl Who Speaks Bear” was published on September 5th and she was actively promoting it,
Review of “The Girl Who Speaks Bear” by Sophie Anderson
When I have read Sophie Anderson‘s first book “The House With Chicken Legs” last year ( you can read my review here
‘Untitled: the real Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor’ by Anna Pasternak
Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, has been a much vilified character due to her role in the history of the British monarchy and like many, I had a rather negative opinion of her and was in no
Curiosity Gap Recommends: ‘Yang Sheng: The Art Of Chinese Self-healing’ by Katie Brindle
With all of modern supposed advances, most of the people, when asked how they are, seem to reply that they are ‘tired, stressed, exhausted, anxious etc’. A sign that not all is right in
Second Chances – how Bobbi Brown decided NOT to rest on her laurels
I think Bobbi Brown is one of those remarkably successful women, who many of us can, at least internally, relate to without feeling intimidated by the scope of her professional achievements. She is